Jorge Salcedo

Jorge Salcedo was the head of security for the Colombian Cali Cartel.

Biography
Jorge Salcedo was born in Cali, Colombia, and he worked in the field of security. He was employed by Gilberto and Miguel Rodriguez Orejuela, and he became a very important associate of the Cali Cartel due to his skills with surveillance. Salcedo tracked down DEA agents, politicians, policemen, and other threats to the cartel, using high-end equipment to protect the cartel from its enemies. By 1994, he had finalized plans for his retirement so that he could built a mansion on the outskirts of Cali and live there with his wife and two young daughters, but Miguel had him stay on for six more months until the cartel went legitimate. Salcedo assisted the cartel's Chilean accountant Guillermo Pallomari in evading arrest by the DEA by hiding his stash of US dollars; possession of American currency was illegal in Colombia.